The crawfish industry that Louisiana depends on today didn’t just grow organically—it was built, in large part, through decades of LSU research. Now, as new challenges emerge—from extreme weather to evolving biological threats—that same institution is helping shape what comes next.
Kaelyn Fogelman, a recently hired professor of aquaculture at the LSU AgCenter, is helping lead the charge as LSU builds on its crawfish research legacy to address those challenges.
“I came to LSU to do aquaculture and have a world-class aquaculture program,” Fogelman said. “I knew that when I took my permanent professor position, that’s where I wanted to be forever. I wanted to be at a university with a program that wanted to grow and had the opportunity to do that.”